Otis boys and other 1A reports
The Otis High School boys basketball team is wrapping up this most unusual Season B on Saturday. The Bulldogs will play Prairie at home. They first were scheduled to play in Briggsdale, but the school announced Wednesday the game had been moved to Otis. They had two wins entering thisContinue Reading
JV and C-team girls
Yuma High School’s girls JV basketball team got in only one game last weekend. After Friday’s game with Peyton was canceled, the Indians barely squeaked by Wiggins, 29-27, last Saturday afternoon on the Tigers’ homecourt. Caddis Robinson had five points and five rebounds, Hailey Eyring five points, Liddy Day fourContinue Reading
Yuma girls earn first winning streak
Apparently, the Yuma High School girls basketball team just likes having all the attention. With all other YHS sports — boys basketball and girls and boys wrestling — on hold this weekend, the Indians enjoyed their first winning streak of the shortened 2021 Season B, building on Friday’s home winContinue Reading
Yuma girls put positive end to a rough 24 hours
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team was the only game left in town Friday night, and the Indians made the most of it with a 41-37 win over the Peyton Panthers. With the rest of the YHS boys team’s regular season canceled due to a COVID-19 case — negating aContinue Reading
Council agrees to traffic study
The Yuma City Council whipped through a fairly short regular meeting, last week. Six of the council members eventually participated in Zoom meeting — Mayor Ron Swehla, and council members Dan Baucke, Daniel Ebersole, Marc Shay, Tim McClung and Steve Hoch. Council member Marylu Smith-Dischner was absent. In fact, Smith-DischnerContinue Reading
Commissioners meeting
On February 16, 2021 the Yuma County Board of County Commissioners convened for a regular meeting. Chairman Trent Bushner, Commissioner Robin Wiley, and Commissioner Scott Weaver were all present. The Board convened as the Board of Social Services to hear report from Human Services Director Kara Hoover. Child Welfare andContinue Reading
YLCC recognized for excellence
Yuma Life Care Center, a city – based provider of rehab and long term care is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight’s 2021 Customer Experience Award. Qualifying for the award in the categories of Overall Satisfaction, Nursing Care, Individual Needs, Laundry Service, Dignity andContinue Reading
Yuma boys have big one in The Pit
A big showdown is scheduled for inside The Pit, Friday night. Yuma High School’s boys basketball team will be hosting Peyton in the final game of the evening in a major non-league tilt. The Indians have won seven straight, 7-3 overall, 5-0 in league play, entering this week ranked No.Continue Reading
Yuma girls keep battling
It has been a tough shortened Season B for the Yuma High School girls basketball team, but expect the Indians to keep battling. The Indians are 2-8 overall, 2-3 in Lower Platte Activities Association play, after splitting two games late last week. “We’re still going to go at it,” headContinue Reading
Top-ranked Wray hands Yuma second team loss
The top-ranked Wray High School wrestling team flexed its muscles in dispatching county-rival Yuma, 44-15, Thursday night in the Eagles Nest. Yuma entered the annual showdown with just one team loss in this dual-only Season B, and was looking to give the Eagles a scare like the Indians did lastContinue Reading